New Mexico Commission for the Blind

Eligibility information
People who are legally blind may be eligible for services. People who have progressive conditions such as Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy or Retinitis Pigmentosa may also be eligible for services. The Vocational Rehabilitation program serves persons who are 14 and older.
Payments Accepted
No Cost
Language(s) spoken
English Only
Address
2200 Yale Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
ZIP Code
Statewide
Phone
1 (505) 841- 8844
Short Description
The Commission for the Blind provides vocational rehabilitation and independent living services designed to enable people who are blind to become more participating and contributing members of society. The Vocational Rehabilitation program helps blind people become employed. The Independent Living/Older Blind program helps blind people live independently in their homes and communities. The Commission’s “Newsline for the Blind” program provides access to over thirty publications through a touchtone phone. The Commission also sponsors “NFB-Newsline,” which provides access to over 200 national newspapers, including several in Spanish. You can get information about Newsline by calling Newsline at 841-8844, or 1-888-513-7958.
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